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Nichole Fairbrother

ResearcherPsychiatryUniversity of British Columbia

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Nichole Fairbrother

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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731

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Research

Maternal Mental Health Anxiety Disorders Perinatal Mental Health Screening Assessment Screening Tools Education Infant-Related Harm Thoughts

Latest papers

The development and initial validation of the Perinatal Intrusions Interpretation Index: A novel scale that measures negative appraisals of infant-related intrusive thoughts.
The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026
The long-term course of perinatal anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
PloS one · 2026
Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts of Infant-Related Sexual Harm: Prevalence and Assessment of Safety.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2026 · senior author

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Through the Cracks: Development of a Psychosocial Perinatal Mentorship Framework, to address escalating maternal mortality rates for pregnant persons with psychosocial comorbidities
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Examining drivers of disparities in experiences and outcomes of perinatal care in Canada through community participatory action research
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,151,265
Examining drivers of disparities in experiences and outcomes of perinatal care in Canada through community participatory action research
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 12 grants and awards

47 publications.

The development and initial validation of the Perinatal Intrusions Interpretation Index: A novel scale that measures negative appraisals of infant-related intrusive thoughts.

Pestana JE, Lin Y, Fairbrother N, Beeston A, Hasan Y, Canessa F, Daniels S, Morgan E, Roschanzamir NR, Zhang L, Hertog K, Leong J, McMahon H, Kashany D, Chandra PS, Graham BM, Bryant R, Holmes N, Moulds ML, Reilly NM, Schweizer S

The British journal of clinical psychology2026

DOI: 10.1111/bjc.70093 PMID: 42719994

The long-term course of perinatal anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

McGuinness RZJ, Fairbrother N, Challacombe FL

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356689 PMID: 42748190

Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts of Infant-Related Sexual Harm: Prevalence and Assessment of Safety.

Beck QM, Sachet J, Cargnelli C, Lathrop B, Challacombe FL, Fairbrother N

The Journal of clinical psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.25m15985 PMID: 41649330

Prevalence of physical abuse by caregivers toward infants aged 0-24 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Keeney CL, Fairbrother N, Kitchin V, Stagg B, Fawcett EJ, Vaziri A, Xu C, Lahey CA, Fawcett JM

EClinicalMedicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103812 PMID: 41816187

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals

Vigod SN, Frey BN, Clark CT, Grigoriadis S, Barker LC, Brown HK, Charlebois J, Dennis C-L, Fairbrother N, Green SM

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry202581 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437241303031

Anxiety and Related Disorders During the Perinatal Period

Fairbrother N, Challacombe FL, Green SM, O'Mahen HA

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology202512 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-081423-020126

The relationship of childhood maltreatment, adult sexual victimization, depressed mood and symptoms of trauma with fear of childbirth.

Fairbrother N, Keeney C, Mao Y, Beck QM

Journal of affective disorders2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.09.144 PMID: 39343311

Diagnostic classification of fear of childbirth: why specific phobia may not be enough.

Fairbrother N, Keeney C

Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy2025First author

DOI: 10.1017/s1352465825000128 PMID: 40798839

Interest in prenatal stress management training: association with medical risk and mental health.

Fairbrother N, Keeney CL, Albert AK

Journal of reproductive and infant psychology2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2023.2254800 PMID: 37675936

Prepartum and postpartum mothers' and fathers' feelings of frustration in response to infant crying.

Drabkin M, Fairbrother N, Crighton B, Miller E, Brant R, Riar S, Albert A, Barr RG

Infant mental health journal2024

DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22107 PMID: 38343150

Through the Cracks: Development of a Psychosocial Perinatal Mentorship Framework, to address escalating maternal mortality rates for pregnant persons with psychosocial comorbidities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: Thiessen, Kellie R; Gulbransen, Kristen; Price, Roberta; Skiber, Darci; Watson, Heather G

Keywords: Complex Care; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Interprofessional Teams And Maternity Care; Maternal Mortality; Mental Health; Midwifery; Obstetrics/Family Practice; Patient Engagement/Patient Partners; Principle-Based Care; Substance Use And Pregnancy

$100,000

Examining drivers of disparities in experiences and outcomes of perinatal care in Canada through community participatory action research

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Vedam, Saraswathi

Keywords: Health Disparities; Health Equity; Historically Marginalized Communities; Participatory Action Research; Patient Experience; Patient-Oriented Outcomes Research; Perinatal Health Services; Person-Centered Measures; Pregnancy And Birth Care; Respect And Mistreatment

$1,151,265

Examining drivers of disparities in experiences and outcomes of perinatal care in Canada through community participatory action research

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Vedam, Saraswathi

$100,000

Teaching by Texting to Promote Health Behaviours in Pregnancy

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Janssen, Patricia A

Keywords: Health Promotion; Indigenous; Mhealth; Perinatal Outcomes; Population Health; Prenatal Education; Preterm Birth; Randomized Controlled Trial; Rural And Remote Health; Texting

$562,275

Teaching by Texting to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Pregnancy

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Healthy pregnancy/early child dev. in Indigenous contexts

Principal investigators: Janssen, Patricia A

Keywords: Health Promotion; Indigenous; Mhealth; Perinatal Outcomes; Population Health; Prenatal Education; Preterm Birth; Randomized Controlled Trial; Rural And Remote Health; Texting

$100,000

Perinatal Anxiety Disorders Screening Study

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fairbrother, Nichole

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Assessment; Maternal Mental Health; Perinatal Mental Health; Screening; Screening Tools

$684,676

Perinatal Anxiety Disorder Screening Study

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant - PA: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction

Principal investigators: Fairbrother, Nichole

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Maternal Mental Health; Perinatal Mental Health; Screening

$100,000

Unwanted intrusive thoughts in new parents: development of a psychoeducational video

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Fairbrother, Nichole

Keywords: Education; Infant-Related Harm Thoughts; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Parenting; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Unwanted, Intrusive Thoughts

$19,993

Pregnancy Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS): Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bayrampour, Hamideh

Keywords: Instrument Development; Pregnancy Anxiety; Prenatal Care

$218,025

New mothers' thoughts of harm: Prevalence and relation to OCD and child harm

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Fairbrother, Nichole

Keywords: Epidemiology; Intrusive Thoughts; Maternal Mental Health; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Parenting Behaviours; Postpartum Mental Health

$461,031

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Nichole Fairbrother

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The development and initial validation of the Perinatal Intrusions Interpretation Index: A novel scale that measures negative appraisals of infant-related intrusive thoughts.

The long-term course of perinatal anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts of Infant-Related Sexual Harm: Prevalence and Assessment of Safety.

Prevalence of physical abuse by caregivers toward infants aged 0-24 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Anxiety and Related Disorders During the Perinatal Period

The relationship of childhood maltreatment, adult sexual victimization, depressed mood and symptoms of trauma with fear of childbirth.

Diagnostic classification of fear of childbirth: why specific phobia may not be enough.

Interest in prenatal stress management training: association with medical risk and mental health.

Prepartum and postpartum mothers' and fathers' feelings of frustration in response to infant crying.

Frequent collaborators

Patricia Janssen

Martin Antony

Laura Schummers

Saraswathi Vedam

Sheryl Green

Richard Sawatzky

Sheila Woody

Hamideh Bayrampour

Jude Kornelsen

Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Serge Beaulieu

Richard Sawatzky

Ayal Schaffer

Sophie Grigoriadis

Verinder Sharma

Deborah Da Costa

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Benicio Frey

Ryan Van Lieshout

Eileen Katherine Hutton

Zainab Samaan

Valerie Taylor